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May 01, 2008

Announcing Zeek @ Jewcy

Big news in the Jewish literary world today: Zeek, the Jewish
journal of thought and culture where I'm a contributing editor,
has formed a partnership with Jewcy.
Zeek's new home is here.

This isn't a merger; it's a joint venture. Jewcy wants to move
toward hosting a publishing network of editorial sites serving
"young, culturally omnivorous [readers] looking for meaning and
community," and Zeek wants more readers and a more robust and
flexible web presence. From where I sit, it's a win-win.

Zeek's 2002-2007 archives are still hosted at the old
domain, and they'll remain there. But new material will be
published now at jewcy.com/zeek,
now on a more blog-like schedule (so instead of getting a batch of
new content once a month, readers will be treated to an ongoing
stream of articles a few at a time.) Zeek will retain editorial independence, and we'll continue to
publish our print journal (of which the most recent issue,
published last month, is a 120-page anthology of Russian-Jewish
art, fiction, and poetry.)

Our May online issue focuses on Israel, in celebration of Israel's
60th anniversary. The first few pieces are online now, including
three poems
by Rivka Miriam and Joel Schalit's interview
with Beaufort director Joseph Cedar. (My contribution to the
issue will go live on Tuesday, and I'll point to it when it does.) Nu,
go and read -- and feel free to leave a comment, since interactivity
is one of the features of the new site. Here's to a long and happy publishing marriage.

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Big news in the Jewish literary world today: Zeek, the Jewish
journal of thought and culture where I'm a contributing editor,
has formed a partnership with Jewcy.
Zeek's new home is here.

This isn't a merger; it's a joint venture. Jewcy wants to move
toward hosting a publishing network of editorial sites serving
"young, culturally omnivorous [readers] looking for meaning and
community," and Zeek wants more readers and a more robust and
flexible web presence. From where I sit, it's a win-win.

Zeek's 2002-2007 archives are still hosted at the old
domain, and they'll remain there. But new material will be
published now at jewcy.com/zeek,
now on a more blog-like schedule (so instead of getting a batch of
new content once a month, readers will be treated to an ongoing
stream of articles a few at a time.) Zeek will retain editorial independence, and we'll continue to
publish our print journal (of which the most recent issue,
published last month, is a 120-page anthology of Russian-Jewish
art, fiction, and poetry.)

Our May online issue focuses on Israel, in celebration of Israel's
60th anniversary. The first few pieces are online now, including
three poems
by Rivka Miriam and Joel Schalit's interview
with Beaufort director Joseph Cedar. (My contribution to the
issue will go live on Tuesday, and I'll point to it when it does.) Nu,
go and read -- and feel free to leave a comment, since interactivity
is one of the features of the new site. Here's to a long and happy publishing marriage.